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Monday, October 29, 2012

THE MISTAKEN Blog Tour: Day Nine

I made it to Day 9, three-quarters of the way through my big
tour,

and time to splash a little water on my face.

Today’s guest post is over at Heather M. Gardner’s The Waiting is the
Hardest Part. Although Heather often
posts lighthearted subject matter—Stormy, anyone?—I get a bit more serious. You see, Heather beta-read my manuscript
right before my book deal, when I was trying to decide whether or not to
compromise on content just to get it published.
She did me a great service, and I will be forever grateful and in her
debt simply because of her honesty.
Check it out and tell me what you think.

Would you ever consider compromising content to get published?

As always, every follower who comments here during my tour will be entered into a drawing for an ARC of The Mistaken and a
bookmark. Plus, 5 runner-up winners will
each receive an ebook copy. Winners will
be determined using Random.org and
notified via email.

I appreciate input into all my books, but I also need to trust my instincts. If someone says something that stings, that generally means they've hit the nail. If I'm unsure, I take a day and decide. I think I'm pretty flexible most days. But even I get my back up every once in awhile.

What you did was NOT compromising to get published. After all, you stated the new version of the scene was more thought-provoking and accomplished what you wanted.

This happens all the time in learning any skill. A certain way of writing a scene (or kicking a soccer ball or setting up a spreadsheet) gets corrected by those with more experience. This is jarring, but once the change is made, a look back shows the old way of doing things wasn't so precious after all.

To me, compromise is more like adding sex to a scene to sell, or changing the race of a minority character to white to be more appealing. That's completely different.

About Me

Mother, wife, author, editor, designer.
I am the author of two dark romantic thrillers, The Mistaken, my debut, and Leverage, the sequel. I'm currently working on my third novel, a psycho-sexual thriller titled Stirred